View our guide to the cockpit of the aircraft a passenger had to land at
Humberside Airport on Tuesday night when its pilot collapsed

Step 1 - Look at instruments in sequence. Start with the airspeed indicator. Then use the attitude indicator to calculate plane’s position in relation to the horizon. The brown on the dial represents the earth and the blue the sky. The pilot should try to establish whether the aircraft is pitched up or down and whether it is banking.

After that the pilot should use the altimeter to get an altitude reading before using the vertical speed indicator to work out how fast the plane is ascending or descending.

Step 2 - Stabilise the aircraft with the help of the control wheel, which the pilot pulls towards his body and downwards if he needs to climb. Should he need to descend, the wheel is pushed up and away from the body.

Step 3 - Ascertain where the airfield is, by looking out of the window. The pilot should then, using the control wheel, line up the plane with the airstrip.

Step 4 - Having levelled the aircraft, line up the plane with the landing strip at an altitude of about 1,000ft, before using the throttle to reduce power pushing it in part of the way.